Simmons University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Simmons University

Simmons University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,670 students of which 1,836 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Simmons University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 70.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,316 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,265, with published in-state tuition of $46,874 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,840, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 71.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.8%. Graduates earn a median of $63,494 ten years after enrolling, compared with $61,420 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 89300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 83.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.